THEORY OF URBAN PLANNING(LECTURE IN ENGLISH)

1. Course Description: This course provides an overview of the literature on planning theory. This course is largely divided into four parts: (1) the need for planning theories; (2) the theory of comprehensive rationality; (3) the post-modernistic thinking in urban planning theory; and, (4) implementation and application (e.g., centralized vs. decentralized). 2. Required Text: Mandelbaum, Seymour J.; Luigi Mazza; and Robert W. Burchell. (Eds.) 1996. Explorations in Planning Theory. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research. 3. Optional Text: Morris, A.E. 1996. History of Urban Form: Before the Industrial Revolution. 3rd Edition. New York, NY: Prentice Hall.

The goal of this course to acquaint students with the historical antecedents of modern urban planning, to introduce them to planning problems and strategies, and to engage them in discussion of a wide range of planning issues.

Reading and lecture portions are highly important in this class. Vocabulary quizzes are given after a reading assignment is due. Midterm and Final Exams are in class. Class participation in a structured debate assignment is also mandatory.

English proficiency

Understanding of various planning efforts and respective theoretical bases become a firm rational foundation to students when they face complex and often conflicting real world issues. This class trains students to consider all perspectives of an issue and to draw conclusions from a comprehensive perspective.